A well-harmonized quintet of national aviation authorities has joined to collaborate on creating a “roadmap” moving Advanced Air Mobility forward. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Canadian Transport Canada and New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced their Roadmap for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Type Certification during this month’s Paris Air Show. The five signed a Declaration of Intent committing to its principles.
Those principles “will foster collaboration, promote technological innovation, and streamline the certification and validation process for new aircraft types across these countries, which are members of the National Aviation Authorities Network. Collaboration on current AAM type certification projects will enhance this work,” according to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said at the show: “eVTOLs [electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft] and all kinds of futuristic advanced air mobility vehicles will redefine how we transport goods and people. As we’ve done for decades, the United States is working with our great international partners to bring about this revolution in flying safely. If we don’t, our adversaries will fill the void. We can’t afford to make that mistake.”
DOA. Nobody really wants these things.
VTOL is the most inefficient form of flight.
Batteries never reduce in weight during a flight.when used up.
Basically this is THE worst efficient form of air “mobility” that can be dreamed up.
“the United States is working with our great international partners to bring about this revolution in flying safely.”
… that is assuming the US can get along with " our great international partners". Last time we were showing our “get along” side, we demanded Canada become our 51st state. Not exactly cozy with the EU either at this time. But we don’t care for the EASA and they weren’t mentioned in this collaboration. Well, for the moment, we are getting along with the Aussies since they are buying nuke subs from us. NZ needs to buy something from us so we can get along with them in this “revolution in flying safely”.
“the United States is working with our great international partners to bring about this revolution in flying safely.”
The collaboration is about having a revolution in flying safely?
Someone pull Sean aside please, and brief him it’s about “principles (that) will foster collaboration, promote technological innovation, and streamline the certification and validation process for new aircraft types…”
Did he know what he was signing??? The lack of critical thinking by these POTUS appointees never ceases to stun…
To wit, through the implementation of the coming One Big Beautiful Bill Act
where will the money and infastructure and workers come from in the US?
Like Bruce sang years ago, “Foreman says these jobs are going, boys, and they ain’t coming back”.
Guess where they’ll be…
Politics, Greenie politics for general consumption. We all want Disneyland, don’t we?